News
10 years later, this local news site is still climbing — and claiming big numbers
Tabloid newspapers have used snappy headlines, punchy leads and enticing photos to hook readers for more than a century. What if local news adopted that formula?
Michael White had that thought 10 years ago when he founded Greater Long Island, drawing on his background at the New York Post and the Daily News.
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State of Play
The traditional journalism business model has long since collapsed, and news organizations have shrunk or disappeared entirely. While a number of promising experiments are under way, the public has not shown a willingness to buy what news organizations are selling.